RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF ALCOHOL AND

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY RUSSIAN FEDERATION 9 th ASA Expert Group Working Meeting Stockholm, 22 -23 September, 2014

Increase in Prices Minimal price for liquors has been further increased For vodka from 199 Rub. up to 220 RUR, starting on 1 st of August (previous increase for vodka was in March, from 170 RUR) Plans to further increase alcohol acsises, increasing the price of 0. 5 l. bottle of 40% vodka up to 340 RUR in 2017 2

Sales to Minors Further increase of fines for alcohol sales to minors (18+), possible criminal responsibility for repeated violation Fines for individuals 30, 000 -50, 000 RUR, 100, 000 -200, 000 for company officials, 300, 000 -500, 000 RUR for legal entities. For repeated offence (180 days) possibility of license cancellation, criminal responsibility and administrative prohibitions 3

Licensing Requirements Requirement for retail outlets trading alcohol • Size: no less than 50 sq. m. in urban settlements and 25 sq. m. in rural settlements • If rented, valid agreement for not less that 1 year • Cash-register equipment 4

Upcoming Development Plans to limit sales of alcohol in plastic bottles Beer in plastic bottles sizes 1 l, 1. 5 l, 2 l and more Gradual limitations for strengths and sizes and total ban in 2017 5

New Initiative Plans to limit trans-border import of spirits Within the Customs Union (Belorus-Kazakhstan-Russia) Russia plans to limit the amount of alcohol brought in country across the border to 5 liters. Alcohol industry note a rapid decrease in sales of spirits in 2014, and complain that up to 50% alcohol is sold in the 6 “grey or black market”

New Initiative Limit alcohol sales to persons under 21 years of age. Currently 18+ 7

NOT SOLD! The limit of sales hours (obligatory 11 PM-8 AM) appears to be a measure of a very high effectiveness!

Tobacco Requirement to close tobacco products with nontransparent shields 9

Tobacco Requirement to close tobacco products with nontransparent shields 10

Synthetic Cannabinoids TO SMOKE AND. . . Synthetic cannabinoids dealer’s contact number written with aerosol paint on asphalt in a street of Moscow 11